A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Tonga in connection with the death of a prominent human rights activist.
Polikalepo Kefu was killed on Saturday near his home town in what police are investigating as a homicide.
Polikalepo Kefu
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Kefu was the president of the Tonga Leiti s Association, a long serving activist of the local LGBTQI community and a human rights activist whose work was prominent across the Pacific. He also worked with Tonga s Red Cross and local media. Poli, as he has known to many of us, was a selfless humanitarian and a tireless advocate for the rights of those with diverse sexual orientatations, gender identities and gender expressions, the Leiti s Association said in a statement, adding that Kefu was the victim of a violent attack.